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Drones
Designing, modifying and experimenting with aerial platforms: FPV, autonomous UAVs, long range, payloads, telemetry and embedded systems.
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Build. Test. Understand.
Spartan Systems is an independent engineering and experimental research lab exploring drones, robotics, electronics, AI, cybersecurity, gadgets, aerospace and emerging technologies. We design, build, test and document real systems.
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R&D
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Areas of exploration
Our projects span several disciplines. Some experiments stay simple. Others grow into full systems.
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Robotics
Mobile robots, motor control, sensors, navigation, ROS, autonomous systems and experimental machines.
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Electronics
Microcontrollers, sensors, communications, PCBs, power systems and embedded electronics designed to go from prototype to field.
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Artificial Intelligence
Computer vision, detection, classification, autonomous systems and applied model experimentation in the physical world.
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Cybersecurity & Gadgets
Security in the broad sense: radio protocols (SDR, sub-GHz, LoRa, BLE, RFID/NFC, GNSS), connected devices and embedded systems, networks — and building electronic gadgets to analyze them, detect trackers and bugs, and test link resilience, in authorized environments.
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Aerospace
Space and aerospace experimentation: avionics, telemetry, embedded sensors and systems built for extreme environments.
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Also in exploration: 3D Printing Maritime Systems Communications
Field notes
Latest from the Lab
Projects, experiments, technical breakdowns and build logs.
Artificial Intelligence
5 MIN READ
09 JUL 2026
Real-Time Object Detection with YOLO and OpenCV
A complete tutorial to build a real-time object detection system using a webcam, Python, OpenCV and YOLOv4-tiny — setup, commented code and video demonstration.
#ai
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Electronics
4 MIN READ
22 JUN 2026
Control a MG996R Servo with Arduino and a Potentiometer
Complete tutorial for driving a MG996R servo motor with an Arduino Uno and a 10 kΩ potentiometer — wiring, PWM signal, code and assembly.
#electronics
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3D Printing
3 MIN READ
17 JUN 2026
Dodge v1 — 3D Printed Boxing Training System
Designed in Fusion 360 and printed in PETG, Dodge v1 is a modular mount that turns a pool noodle into a boxing and MMA slip-and-dodge trainer — compact, cheap, and usable anywhere.
#3d-printing
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Where it actually gets built.
No marketing renders. No vapor specs. Spartan Systems starts from the real prototype: electronics, code, mechanics, networking, fabrication and field testing. We document the results as much as the mistakes that get us there.
- Electronics prototyping
- 3D printing & fabrication
- Software development
- RF & hardware security
- Field testing
- Analysis & instrumentation
Prototyping
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Field Testing
Coastal sector
Soldering
PCB rev 1.4
Calibration
IMU offset